តាម

Khmer

Etymology

Possibly from Thai ตาม (dtaam).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic តាម tām WT romanisation taam (standard) IPA(key) /taːm/

Verb

តាម • (taam) (abstract noun ការតាម)

1. to follow, pursue
2. to take after (someone)
3. to agree, go along
4. to imitate (someone)

Derived terms

• ដេញតាម (dəɲ taam, “to pursue”)

See also

• ត (tɑɑ)

Preposition

តាម • (taam)

1. according to, in accordance with
2. by (way of), along, following, through

Derived terms

• តាមចន្លោះ (taam cɑnlɑh, “through the opening”)
• តាមច្បាប់ (taam cbap, “according to the law”)
• តាមផ្លូវ (taam phləw)